Cloudflare alleges AI startup Perplexity evades web crawling blocks on thousands of domains by changing its bots' user agents and network identities, resulting in millions of unauthorized requests daily.
In a groundbreaking study, US researchers uncover 139 novel ways AI models can misbehave, including generating misinformation and leaking personal data, raising concerns about AI safety and highlighting shortcomings in a new government standard for testing AI systems.
Major tech companies are implementing safeguards as concerns arise over users seeking mental health advice from AI chatbots, while several states regulate or prohibit the use of AI systems for direct mental health services, posing challenges for investment firms betting on AI therapy chatbots.
OpenAI proposes sharing 20 million ChatGPT user logs, while The New York Times demands access to 120 million conversations in an ongoing legal battle, raising privacy concerns and potential delays.
An AI video tool called Grok allows users to generate uncensored nude deepfakes of celebrities like Taylor Swift for $30, bypassing safeguards and raising major privacy concerns.
A court mandates OpenAI to retain all ChatGPT conversation logs for over 400 million users globally, raising unprecedented data governance concerns for enterprises using AI systems and prompting reassessment of vendor relations, data retention policies, and litigation preparedness.
Delta Air Lines affirms it does not use AI to set personalized ticket prices for passengers based on their personal data, denying allegations of individualized fare targeting and clarifying that its pricing considers only factors like demand, fuel costs, and competition.
Elon Musk's AI firm xAI unveils Grok Imagine, an image and video generator with a 'spicy mode' allowing users to create NSFW content like partial nudity, while having limitations on generating certain explicit images.
In a surprising move, Anthropic revokes OpenAI's access to its Claude AI models, citing violation of terms of service, after OpenAI used Claude to compare its performance against its own models, though Anthropic will allow access for benchmarking and safety evaluations.
Vogue's recent ad featuring an AI-generated model sparks debate over the future of human models as brands increasingly use AI models for cost and scalability benefits, raising concerns about job losses and cultural appropriation in the fashion industry.